Making the diagnosis of biliary atresia using the triangular cord sign and gallbladder length

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-73

  Tan Kendrick, Anne P ^a   Phua, Kong B ^a   Subramaniam, Ramnath ^a   Goh, Anthony S W ^b   Ooi, Boo C ^a   Tan, Carolyn E ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISOFENIN TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY TRACT SCINTISCANNING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038229795     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050017     Document Type: Article

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